The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has released the September Quarterly Update of the Recorded Crime Statistics. In the 24 months to September 2016, only one of the 17 major offences...
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The Hon Michael Walton has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. A swearing-in ceremony will be held on Thursday, 8 December at 9.00am in the Banco Court. Senior Vice-President Arthur Moses...
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Pan Europe Asia Conference: St Moritz 8 – 15 Jan 17
Europe Pacific Conference: Cortina d’Ampezzo...
From 1 December 2016, the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s (OCO) jurisdiction has been expanded to include an independent process to resolve reports of serious abuse in Defence. One of the...
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The Australian Government has released a consultation draft of terms of reference for the Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into the incarceration rate of Indigenous Australians. Submissions...
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Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath has announced the appointment of four new QCs. Vicki Loury, Bernard Porter, Matthew Brady and Christopher Murdoch were appointed...
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The 33rd Great Bar Boat Race will be held on Monday, 19 December at 11.00am. Solicitors are invited to compete in a friendly competition with the Bench & Bar. This is a non-spinnaker race for...
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The New South Wales Bar Association has entered into a new management agreement with Guardian Early Learning Group (Guardian). The new agreement provides association...
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RSPCA NSW seeks expressions of interest from counsel for appointment to the RSPCA NSW panel of barristers for the provision of legal services to its Inspectorate. Interested counsel can request an...
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Registrations are OPEN for the 2017 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday 11 March.
The conference offers 5 CPD points.
The conference runs...
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The annual Bar and Bench v Solicitors Golf Day returns to the Manly Golf Club on Monday, 23 January 2017. Shotgun start at 12.30pm followed by dinner (at around 6.00 pm). The cost for the day is...
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The Bar Library will be closed from 12.00pm on Friday, 23 December 2016 to Friday, 20 January 2017 and on Thursday, 26 January 2017. Members in chambers during January are advised to borrow books...
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The Bar Choir will hold a Christmas Concert at St James Church at 5.15pm this evening to raise funds for the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation. The concert will last for roughly one hour. Donations...
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The Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney, and the Reverend Andrew Sempell, Rector of St James, invite members of the New South Wales Bar and the judiciary to attend the 2017 Law Term...
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Pan Europe Asia Conference: St Moritz 8 – 15 Jan 17
Europe Pacific Conference: Cortina d’Ampezzo...
As part of the NSW Bar Association’s Reconciliation Action Plan, we host an annual visit from the Indigenous students attending the UNSW pre-law course. This year the visit is on 14 December and...
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Chief Justice T F Bathurst AC has re-issued Practice Note SC Eq 1 – Case Management in the Equity General List. This practice note replaces the previous version of SC Eq 1 that was issued 26 July...
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Registrations are OPEN for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences. The 2017 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations: - Saturday, 18 February:...
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The New Barristers’ committee would like to invite you to attend the December breakfast catch-up at Silks Coffee Shop on Tuesday, 13 December. Drop in for a short (or long) period of time from...
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Tonight, Wednesday, 30 November 2016, Justice Emmett will deliver the second part of his Australian legal history tutorial on Roman Law.
The tutorial will commence at 5.15pm in Banco Court.
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The Australian Bar Association will hold its biennial conference in London and Dublin in July 2017. Registrations will open in February 2017, with early bird registration rates offered until 31...
Read more >The Supreme Court’s DX membership (DX 829 Sydney) has been reinstated for incoming and outgoing mail. The court would like to acknowledge Toll’s willingness to work with the court and its...
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Many barristers have already added their CVs to their Find a Barrister profiles. Members who have not done so are encouraged to take advantage of the new facility (instructions below).
As previously...
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The Women Legal 2017 forum will be held on 7-8 February 2017 at Rydges World Square. Speakers include: Tuanh Nguyen, president of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association; Kingsley Liu, president of...
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On 7 December 2016, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, in conjunction with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Stephenson Harwood and Latham & Watkins, will be holding a conference at the...
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